Dow Gains 100 Points; Retail Sales Decline More than Expected In January

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning on Thursday, following the release of economic reports.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.26% to 38,525.18 while the NASDAQ rose 0.01% to 15,860.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.19% to 5,010.23.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Real estate shares rose by 0.9% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, communication services shares fell by 0.4%.

Top Headline

U.S. retail sales fell 0.8% month-over-month in January compared to a revised 0.4% increase in December, and versus market estimates of a 0.1% fall.

Equities Trading UP

JX Luxventure Limited JXJT shares shot up 365% to $6.05 following H1 results.

Shares of Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited DXF got a boost, surging 270% to $1.35 after gaining around 5% on Wednesday.

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. NNOX shares were also up, gaining 79% to $11.35.
Nvidia reported a 59,632 share stake in Nano X Imaging.

Equities Trading DOWN

Earlyworks Co., Ltd ELWS shares dropped 39% to $0.80.

Shares of Treasure Global Inc. TGL were down 36% to $0.1011 following second-quarter results.

Renalytix Plc RNLX was down, falling 28% to $0.8699 after the company posted weak quarterly sales.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 1.2% to $76.95 while gold traded down 0.1% at $2,004.50.

Silver traded up 1.2% to $22.425 on Thursday while copper fell 0.3% to $3.6985.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.50%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.75% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.09% The German DAX rose 0.38% French CAC 40 rose 0.68% while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index rose 0.63%.

The Eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €16.8 billion in December versus a year-ago deficit of €8.5 billion. Italy reported a trade surplus of EUR 5.61 billion in December. Spain's consumer price inflation rose to a three-month high of 3.4% year-over-year in January.

The UK’s economy expanded by 0.1% in 2023, recording the weakest performance since 2020. Labor productivity in the UK declined by 1.0% on quarter in the fourth quarter, while industrial production increased 0.6% month-over-month in December. The UK's trade deficit shrank to £2.603 billion in December versis a revised £3.723 billion a month ago.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 1.21%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rising 0.41%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gaining 1.28% and India’s S&P BSE Sensex gaining 0.32%.

India reported a trade deficit of $17.5 billion in January, versus a year-ago gap of $17.03 billion, while total passenger vehicle sales in the country rose by 13.9% year-over-year to 339,441 for January. Japan’s industrial production growth was revised lower to 1.4% month-over-month for compared to flash reading of a 1.8% increase, while the country’s economy contracted by 0.4% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter.

Economics

The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to -2.4 in February from -43.7 in the previous month and compared to market estimates of -15.

The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index increased 16 points to a reading of 5.2 in February, versus market expectations of -8.

Export prices in the U.S. rose 0.8% month-over-month in January, while U.S. import prices increased by 0.8%.

U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 8,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 212,000 during the period ending Feb. 9, versus market expectations of 220,000.

U.S. retail sales fell 0.8% month-over-month in January compared to a revised 0.4% increase in December, and versus market estimates of a 0.1% fall.

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